Alex is a speculative fiction writer and mountain of indescribable goo living in the PNW. When they aren't gluing pieces of metal together, they're reading from their arsenal of books, being a general menace, or playing video games. You can contact them via email at [email protected], or by howling into the woods when you're alone at night.
FROM UNDER A POISONED BOUGH is a sapphic ecological epic fantasy serial project about a world that clawed itself back from the edge of ruin and the skyclad empire that tried to destroy it. This is a project that will be told in parts and sent directly to your inbox, for free, then later packed and sold as complete novels. I'm very, very excited about this. I aim to start sending chapters out in August!
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FROM UNDER A POISONED BOUGH, a WIP Intro by @authoralexharvey
GENRE — ecological epic fantasy
INSPIRATIONS — Bioshock: Infinite, Game of Thrones, Hollow Knight + Silksong, LoZ: BotW, Monk & Robot, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, The Traitor Baru Cormorant
POV — multi-third person POV (2 to start, up to 4 in later parts)
TAGS AND TROPES — Class divides and societal structures, ethical nonmonogamy and exploring polyamory, grappling with your savior complex kaijus, naturalistic magic, rebuilding community from disaster, searching for purpose, solarpunk, watching the ruling class tear itself apart
WARNINGS — Abortion, death, domestic abuse, dubious consent, emetophobia/vomiting, mentions of past child abuse, misogyny, murder, violence
STATUS — drafting + preparing to serialize
GOAL — way too fuckin long
THE DETAILS
CHARACTERS
Lili has seen the worlds of the above and the below. She was there on the day the savior of worlds was chosen, and again when she was entombed. Centuries later, Lili herself awakens from arboreal slumber in the sky. Though everyone around her believes the surface has been destroyed and the Eidolons controlled by the Empire's Houses, she maintains her faith.
Ahelicia knows only of the Empire, and it is to this she stakes her loyalty. Nothing can sway her, not even a citadel slowly crumbling around her—until a devastating choice leaves her stripped of her livelihood and honor. Though she follows a lead to restore her status, it isn't long before she wonders if redemption in the eyes of the Empire is worth it, and if her loyalty to it even remains...
Myrtle was once a simple factory worker, but no longer. When her partner vanishes in the dead of night, she entreats the Empire's knights to investigate...and instead finds herself a pawn in a dangerous game played by twin siblings of a House cannibalizing itself.
Sorrel was once a savior. Blessed with the powers of the Eidolons, she was the world's last hope against an empire set on destruction. But when the empire turned her powers against her, she perished. At least, she thought she had.
SUMMARY
A woman lost in time. A discarded knight longing for home. A peasant fighting for her life. A savior entombed in stone.
Once, the surface world flourished. Eidolons—massive, god-like beings—anointed a select few to enact Their will and were in turn worshipped for Their impossible magic. Then came the Empire with contraptions of fire and iron, intent on devouring all. And though a savior was chosen to prevent their onslaught, she was not enough. The surface was left in ruins, the Empire taking to the sky with imprisoned Eidolons in tow.
Centuries later, a world split in two tightens its bonds once again. After a chance encounter spirals the lives of four women irreparably out of control, it's up to them to stay the hand of a god-slaying empire. Otherwise, the world's careful stasis will crumple—for good.
Details of this post subject to change as the drafts continue.
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Haven't posted art in a while~
Actually been too busy to draw for about 2 months...
Hopefully will have more time to make things now, I miss painting a lot...
Dude are you ALSO writing a Choose Your Own Adventure? Can I hear more about it? Maybe get a little sneeky peek at some part?
I AM yes!!! it does not have a title yet, but its a generic fantasy-esque thing about a godslayer who has the choice to leave the godslayer life she never chose for herself or not :)
I have not touched this one in a hot minute, bc work has been Dragging so so bad for so long, but I'm about halfway thru the first draft! I have the entire thing zero drafted, I'm just working on fleshing it out.
here's a peek at the story path, titles obscured for spoiler reasons but so u can see the branches!
And a couple of snippets I really enjoy from this first draft:
All day the stars watch from long ago
my mother said I am going now
when you are alone you will be all right
whether or not you know you will know
look at the old house in the dawn rain
all the flowers are forms of water
the sun reminds them through a white cloud
touches the patchwork spread on the hill
the washed colors of the afterlife
that lived there long before you were born
see how they wake without a question
even though the whole world is burning
my short story about past life & gender is out!!!! you can read it here!!!!!
In your last life, you were a tiger princess. You lived by the water and you adorned yourself in gold circlets; you chimed when you walked, like birdsong, like blessing, lotus flowers threaded in your long, raven-down hair. A snarl-handed oma who loved you better than she did your sister taught you to paint your face and to strike first. You were cruel, beautiful—when you tipped your face up to the sun, it shone brighter, just for you.
In case anyone finds it helpful because mobility aids are horrifically expensive and inaccessible…
And for those people who have access to mobility devices but might benefit from a second chair they can abuse without risking expensive damage…
Erik Kondo has made a website, Open Source Innovations, that details plans for DIY wheelchairs. These wheelchairs can be made from common materials like wood, plastic, and pvc. They are lightweight and can be custom fit to the user allowing from the same degree of movement you would get from a custom chair. And they are durable and easily repairable. (he has been stress testing his latest design by dropping it down stairs, dropping it out of a car, launching it across a driveway, and throwing it off a deck). Its 12lbs and I think he said its was in the $200 ish range for parts.
He also is working on cheap, open source, accessible designs for beach chairs, off road chairs, motorized attachments (think smart drive), and so on. Plus he skateboards in his wheelchair. Cool dude, helpful info, pass it on.
It's incredibly sad people have to resort to this, but it's a damn good resource. Use it. Spread awareness. Maybe one day people with physical disabilities won't need DIYs like this. But until then, reblog and share.
This is a really important resource HOWEVER that link does not go where you think it does, it redirects to some porn website now. It looks like This Site is the new house for schematics and whatnot--but be aware some articles still link back to the old site that no longer works.
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i’ve warmed up significantly towards the concept of small talk ever since i learned that its sole purpose is to make friendly noises.
as long as you smile and nod, people are satisfied. it’s just to show that you are nice and there with good intentions. we’re small in a big world and have to rely on other people to be decent to us. so we do our little human dance to each other to say, “i’m not here to hurt you. here’s something we have in common, like the weather or sports or itchy sweaters, so we both know we’re on the same team. we both agree on a basic fact, like that it is rainy or that being itchy is uncomfortable, and this proves we can get along. i’m being light-hearted and non-threatening right now.”
small talk isn’t to get to know a person. it’s just a greeting to affirm you’re buddies in the universe.
i am motivated by wanting the other person to know i am friendly, so i have gotten pretty decent at small talk when i used to hate it.
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two of my trans friends from the US who applied for and got refugee status in canada have informational PDFs they wanted me to share for anyone interested in applying for refugee status as well, since there's been a lot of misinformation around online suggesting it's an impossibility. it's not effortless and they've had to work with a lawyer, but 245 people from the US successfully got refugee status last year, which was an increase from the year before.
i can put ppl in contact with said refugee friends and or answer questions through them to the best of my ability, but the basics they wanted me to pass around are the claims process flowchart and the refugee claim orientation guide. (please let me know if either link isnt functioning) and the general info that you're more likely to get approved working with a lawyer in your province of choice and slowly building a case than doing an at border crossing application.
